Die Tuberkulose gehört zu den häufigsten zum Tode führenden Infektionskrankheiten
weltweit. Auf dem Gebiet der Diagnostik der Tuberkulose hat es in den vergangenen
Jahren bedeutende Fortschritte gegeben. Heute beruht die Diagnose der Tuberkulose
- neben der Erhebung der Anamnese und der körperlichen Untersuchung - auf den Resultaten
radiologischer, mikrobiologischer, immunologischer, molekularbiologischer und histologischer
Verfahren. Die zusammenfassende Betrachtung der Untersuchungsergebnisse dieser unterschiedlichen
Methoden ermöglicht in aller Regel eine schnelle und zuverlässige Therapieentscheidung.
Die kulturelle Sicherung von Mycobacterium tuberculosis bleibt dabei der Goldstandard
der Tuberkulosediagnostik und ist für eine Antibiotika-Sensibilitätstestung unbedingt
erforderlich.
Tuberculosis ranges among the major cause of death by infectious diseases worldwide.
Recently, major advances have been made in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Today, the
diagnosis of tuberculosis relies on a comprehensive medical history and clinical examination
as well as on the results of radiological, microbiological, immunological, molecular-biological
and histological methods. When taken together, results of these examinations allow
a rapid and reliable diagnosis or exclusion of tuberculosis for early treatment interventions.
However, confirmation of the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by culture remains
the gold-standard in the diagnosis of tuberculosis and culture confirmation is necessary
for reliable antibiotics sensitivity testing.
Key words
diagnosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis - TIGRA - tuberculosis
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Korrespondenz
PD Dr. Dipl.-Biol. Christoph Lange
Klinische Infektiologie Medizinische Klinik Forschungszentrum Borstel
Parkallee 35
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eMail: clange@fz-borstel.de